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Badminton Tournament 2013
The European Chamber held its 4th Annual Badminton Tournament at Nanjing International School (our venue sponsor)on the 22-23rd June.
Read moreFrench Film Festival in Nanjing
Chairman of European Chamber Nanjing Board Mr. Carlo D'Andrea and General Manager of European Chamber Nanjing Ms. Mirella Savegnago met the French General Consul Mr. Lenain during the opening of the French Film Festival in Nanjing in June 2013 for the opening of French Film Festival in Nanjing.
Read moreSome Interesting Changes of the New Labor Contract Regulation of Jiangsu Province
New Labor Contract Regulation of Jiangsu Province (hereinafter referred to as “the New Regulation”), composed of 8 chapter and 60 articles, was implemented on May 1st, 2013: this is the first revision of the old regulation which was implemented for ten years and the first local legislation since the revision of Labor Contract Law of P.R.C. as well. The new regulation is considered as a big progress in relation to the protection of the legal interests of laborers and an improvement of the labor contract system. Four interesting changes will be illustrated below: suspension of contract, labor dispatch, interns, and high-temperature subsidy, which are different from the Labor Contract Law.
Read moreSAFE Circular 21: Further Simplifying Foreign Exchange Controls for Foreign Direct Investment
On 20th June, the European Union Chamber of Commerce invited Mr Zheng Yu, partner at Gide Loyrette Nouel and Ms Tracy Zhang, tax partner at KPMG, to provide expert insight into the implication of State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) Circular 21 and Circular 59 that further simplify foreign exchange procedures and regulations for foreign direct investment in China.
Read moreDinner with Commissioner Karel De Gucht, DG TRADE
On the 21st June, the European Chamber met with Commissioner Karel De Gucht.The Commissioner debriefed the representatives of the European Chamber about the EU-China Joint Committee meeting, the current EU trade policy agenda with China and globally and briefly mentioned the solar panels case. The European Chamber debriefed the Commissioners on its current priorities and current lobby priorities. The meeting ended with the European Chamber making two recommendations regarding the definition of private capital used by Chinese authorities and the need of a database tracking Chinese ODI to Europe.
Read moreChina, EU to hold talks on solar dispute
BEIJING (AFP) - China said Tuesday it will this week hold talks with the European Union in a bid to resolve a dispute over solar panels and other business issues, as tensions between the two risk escalating into a trade war.
Read moreBusiness Women in China Forum: A Women’s World, A Better World?
On 17th May, 2013, the Business Women In China Forum: A Women’s World, A Better World? was held in Asia-Pacific International Club in Guangzhou.
Read morePRD Chapter Met Party Secretary of Guangdong
Hu Chunhua, Party Secretary of Guangdong (R4), Markus Ederer, Head of EU Delegation to China (L5) and Francine Hadjisotiriou (L2,) on a picture with the participating provincial government during the meeting in Guangzhou, on 30 May, 2013.
Read moreEuropean Chamber Shanghai Participation at the 15th China Zhejiang Investment & Trade Symposium
On 7th-8th June, the European Chamber Shanghai was invited to attend the 15th China Zhejiang Investment & Trade Symposium in Ningbo.
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